Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 51.0

The Prohibition Of Saying Anything But Good About The Deceased

باب النَّهْىِ عَنْ ذِكْرِ الْهَلْكَى، إِلاَّ بِخَيْرٍ ‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 1935sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Ibrahim bin Y'aqub bin IshaqfromAhmed bin Ishaq bin al-HusainfromWahayb bin Khalid bin 'Ajlan al-BahlifromMansur bin 'Abdur Rahman bin TalhafromSafiyya bint Shayba bin 'Uthmanfrom'Aisha bint Abi Bakr

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لاَ تَذْكُرُوا هَلْكَاكُمْ إِلاَّ بِخَيْرٍ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"Something bad was said in the presence of the Prophet (ﷺ) about a person who had died. He said: 'Do not say anything but good about your dead."'

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَالِكٌ بِسُوءٍ فَقَالَ ‏